Huntsville City Schools Honor Their Heroes And Become Super Citizens(2017)

Today, hundreds of second, third and fifth grade students from Huntsville City Schools filled the Huntsville High School Auditorium. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, the students from Highlands, Williams, Jones Valley, Morris, and Ridgecrest are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.

These students have learned their important roles in America’s future thanks to an immersive experience in civic, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams (or “Helping Hands” for the younger students), students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world. They chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas & Liberty Pins. They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”

See the Torch Teams & Helping Hands Heroes honored today in the photo gallery below!

Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Madison County Community Alliance, AEgis Technologies, BlueCross and BlueShield of Alabama, Colsa Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Loretta Spencer, Madison County Commission, Sam’s Club, ScreenTech, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Regions Bank, US Space and Rocket Center, Wells Fargo, Walmart and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.

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: These Super Citizens are Excited to Celebrate!

: The Next Great Americans!

: These Super Citizens proudly show off the certificate they are getting today!

: The future Super Citizens of Huntsville!

: Will, Daniel, Haley, Dakota, Jordan, Christian, Savannah, Tajh, Caiden, Anthony, Cynthia, & Marley lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance

: Akeyvia, Priscilla and Angel honored Margeret Martin as Helping Hands Hero.

: Wilson honored Mrs. Bell as Helping Hands Hero.

: Stacie Yarbourgh was honored as Helping Hand Hero by Owen.

: James honored Captain Garnet Jones as Helping Hands Hero.

: Rebekah Miller was honored as Helping Hands Hero.

: Dr. Marie Schouten was honored as Torch Team Hero by Precious.

: Angie Phillips was honored as Torch Team Hero by Julien.

: Bradford honored Allison Moore as Torch Team Hero.

: John Gaines was honored as Torch Team Hero by his daughter Xoi.

: Lucy honored Andrea Thornton was honored as Torch Team Hero by Lucy. Kendra Draper accepted on her behalf.

: Kendra Draper was honored as Torch Team Hero by Elliot.

: Jaylann honored Torres Figueroa as Helping Hands Hero.

: Jim Barnett was honored as Torch Team Hero by Kimberly.

: Travell honored JoAnn Toney as Torch Team Hero.

: Ana honored Magdalena Rodríguez as Torch Team Hero.

: Thank You Madison County Community Alliance for helping us become Super Citizens!

: The Super Citizens take their Helping Hand Pledge.

: Jackson, Wright, Farrah, Caroline, Akayla, Za’Marion, Jada, Kylie, Prachi, Isabellia, Aaliyah, Aiden, Sean, Jack, Jade, Jordyn, Joshua, Veshuan, Suheidi, Natalie, Trenton, & Tyson lead the crowd in Only YOU can Keep the U in the USA!